This question relates directly to the Vorperian and Kent (2007) article (Vowel a

Question

This question relates directly to the Vorperian and Kent (2007) article (Vowel acoustic space development in children: A synthesis of acoustic and anatomic data):

Which of the following statements follows from the authors’ conclusions about generalizing the findings to other languages?

A. It should be done with ease, given evidence that vowels that are considered to be phonetically equivalent in two different languages may have distinctive formant-frequency patterns.
B. It should be done cautiously, given evidence that vowels that are considered to be phonetically equivalent in two different languages do not have distinctive formant-frequency patterns.
C. It should be done cautiously, given evidence that vowels that are considered to be phonetically equivalent in two different languages may have distinctive formant-frequency patterns.
D. It should be done with ease, given evidence that vowels that are considered to be phonetically equivalent in two different languages do not have distinctive formant-frequency patterns.

Explanation / Answer

C. It should be done cautiously, given evidence that vowels that are considered to be phonetically equivalent in two different languages may have distinctive formant-frequency patterns.

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